Conservation

Wall Street Journal Headlines

Four energy companies and investment firm Warburg Pincus LLC are paying $1.2 million to lock Sawtooth Mountain, at the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, in a conservation pact that will forever prohibit human disturbance, be it drilling for oil or building driveways.

Badly damaged in a 1966 flood, the 16th-century masterpiece was once considered impossible to restore. Now, after a painstaking seven-year conservation project, the painting is finally returning to Florence’s Santa Croce basilica.

President-elect Donald Trump’s children are urging him to support environmental conservation, an effort that could clash with Mr. Trump’s aim of boosting energy production from fossil fuels and his opposition to some federal regulations.

California’s urban water districts exceeded conservation targets for a second straight month, drawing praise from state officials, who cautioned that residents will need to keep making sacrifices as a four-year drought drags on.

The battle over a cohort of people in Pennsylvania showcases the increased sophistication between the parties to identify, cajole and turn out voters—a battle that is increasingly being fought with ever-greater precision.